I deemed today cool enough to wear one of ma newbies; a plaid shirtdress made using pattern no. 111 from Burdastyle magazine 05/2010. Naturally with a one or two little adaptions… The brushed cotton is stash fabric I’ve had for…
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Roundabout
Me-Made March, Day 28 This morning my Monday morning gal pals and I were discussing Mad Men and the fashions within, and it was fortuitous that I happened to be wearing this dress and my friends noticed and admired it……
Cleaning up
Earlier in the month I wore a silk dress for general gardening. Today I have selected black lace… to clean out the garage and shed. Don’t worry, it’s not expensive lace just cheap-ish polyester-y stuff. But it is lace, meaning…
A new shoe day is a very good day indeed
It’s actually too hot to be wearing my new shoes today, but I don’t care. Wore them anyway, because I just couldn’t resist their ever-so-slightly blotchy ivory leather, their pinked-edged, laced-up, strategically placed cut-outed charm. Wore them to volleyball (we…
A girlie day out…
… shopping and lunching with my mother and my two sisters-in-law. Simply delightful. We had a cocktail with lunch as well as a load of fun, and I spent a birthday gift voucher for Zomp on some totally adorable new shoes!…
Some thoughts on trends and inspiration
Me-Made March, Day 24 This is another day where I’m just wearing something only just recently photographed last month… and feeling a little uninspired about taking another photo. But here it is. Details: Dress; Burdastyle magazine 05-2010-114, printed cotton brought…
Colourblock, eh?
This is one of the new things I’ve made in my stash’n’scrap busting efforts; a new top. Getting rid of two more smallish pieces of fabric…! The rust coloured corduroy used for the body is the leftover from these…
Un-feminine, but…
I quite like the utilitarian edginess of this outfit, with vaguely military overtones, thanks to the trench skirt. When I first tried this top on with this skirt I was a bit struck with the unusualness of the look. Sort…
